Blackbyrd McKnight

Blackbyrd McKnight

DeWayne Stephen McKnight

On 3 records in 1 Record Tribe collection

Played on

MoonshadowsAlphonso Johnson, 1976Electric Guitar Man-ChildHerbie Hancock, 1975Guitar Survival Of The FittestThe Headhunters, 1975Electric Guitar, Vocals, Written-By

About

American funk guitarist Blackbyrd McKnight, (often credited as Blackbird) was born April 17, 1954 in Los Angeles, CA.
Former member of The Headhunters (1975 to 1978) and Parliament-Funkadelic (1978 to 2008).
Filled in with the Red Hot Chili Peppers after the death of founding member Hillel Slovak in 1988.
Has continued to work with Parliament-Funkadelic on numerous side projects and has been touring with them again since 2015.